Category Archives: waffles

As you may know, I have been trying to catch up on what exciting things I’ve made before returning to blogging. The last couple of items I would like to share with you are the fresh pasta and the waffle brownies I made.

Up first, the pasta. I made fresh pasta for the first time in a long time.

It is a bit of a process to knead together the flour and eggs, but once you get started, it is really easy. It is one of my favorite doughs to work by hand. Just two ingredients, rolled out thin, and cut into pieces. Cooks in a few minutes. It really couldn’t be easier. And it tastes SO MUCH BETTER than the pasta from the store. You can even add tomato or spinach right to the pasta dough (might require more flour, to make it not so sticky) which makes it so flavorful, you don’t need to add anything. Maybe just some olive oil. Oh! Pro-tip! Make sure you salt your water! It’s the best way to add salt to pasta (or to veggies).

The other item I am excited to share is waffle brownies.

These are brownies made in a waffle iron. What the what?! Yes, you can pour waffle batter into a pan and wait a long time for them to come out of the oven. OR, you can pour it on your waffle iron and have brownies in like 5 minutes! We all know that (basically) instant brownies are the best! Don’t be fooled, though, these brownies are for dessert, not breakfast. Or are they?! :)

Like this:

This post’s title/quote comes from the first (and best, IMO) Shrek movie.

I bought the waffle iron from a garage sale that was down the street from me. It’s old, but works great. I added cinnamon, maple sugar, and some toasted, chopped pecans to the batter made from scratch. They came out well and I hope that the ones that I froze will reheat well and taste just as good as the fresh ones. This is the first time I’ve made frozen waffles from scratch, so I hope they’re just as good (if not better) than Egos/Bisquick. Continue reading →